Anno 9 Gulielmi Tertii. DIE Martis, 23 Novembris.
Domini tam Spirituales quam Temporales præsentes
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"William R.
Commission for revoking the one to appoint Sir John Holt Speaker.
"William the Third, by the Grace of GOD, King
of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, Defender
of the Faith, &c. To all to whom these Presents shall
come, Greeting: Whereas, by Our Letters Patents
under Our Great Seal of England, bearing Date at
Westminster the Thirtieth Day of September last past,
We did constitute, authorize, and appoint, Our Right
Trusty and Well-beloved Counsellor Sir John Holt
Knight, Chief Justice of Our Court of King's Bench
at Westminster, to supply the Place of Lord Chancellor, in the Upper House of Parliament, during the
Absence of Our Right Trusty and Well-beloved
Counsellor Sir John Sommers Knight, Our Chancellor
of England, with divers other Powers in Our said
Letters Patents contained and specified, as by the
same more at large may appear: We, nevertheless,
for certain weighty Causes and Considerations Us
especially moving in that Behalf, have revoked, determined, and made void, and by these Presents do
revoke, determine, and make void, Our said Letters
Patents, and all Things therein contained. In Witness whereof, We have caused these Our Letters to
be made Patents.
"Witness Ourself, at Westminster, the Two and
Twentieth Day of November, in the Ninth
Year of Our Reign.
"Per ipsum Regem.
"CHUTE."
"William R.
Sir G. Treby, C. J. of the Common Pleas, Commission to be Speaker.
"William the Third, by the Grace of GOD, King
of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, Defender
of the Faith, &c. To Our Right Trusty and Wellbeloved Sir George Treby Knight, Chief Justice of Our
Court of Common Pleas at Westminster, Greeting:
Know ye, that We, trusting in your approved Fidelity, Wisdom, and Discretion, have constituted,
named, and appointed, and by these Presents do
constitute, name, and authorize you, from Time to
Time, to use and supply the Room and Place of
Lord Chancellor, in the Upper House of Parliament,
amongst the Lords Spiritual and Temporal there assembled, during the Absence of Our Right Trusty
and Well-beloved Counsellor Sir John Sommers Knight,
Our Chancellor of England, from his accustomed
Place in Our said Upper House of Parliament; and
then and there to do and execute all such Things
which Our Chancellor of England, using and supplying the said Room and Place, should or might do in
that Behalf: Wherefore We will and command you
the said Sir George Treby to attend and execute the
Premises with Effect; and these Our Letters Patents
shall be your sufficient Warrant and Discharge for
the same in every Behalf. In Witness whereof,
We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patents.
"Witness Ourself, at Westminster, the Three and
Twentieth Day of November, in the Ninth
Year of Our Reign.
"Per ipsum Regem.
"CHUTE."
PRAYERS.
The Speaker acquainted the House, "That there
was a Commission for further proroguing of
the Parliament."
Then the Commissioners, in their Robes, took their
Places on a Form placed between the Throne and the
Woolsack; the Earl of Oxford in the Middle; the Earl
of Bridgewater and Earl of Scarbrough on his Right
Hand; and the Earl of Stamford and Lord Berkeley on
his Left Hand; commanded the Gentleman Usher of
the Black Rod to go to the House of Commons, and let
them know, "The Lords Commissioners desire them to
come and hear the said Commission read."
Who being come, with their Speaker; the Commission was read, as followeth; (videlicet,)
"William R.
Commission for the Prorogation.
"GULIELMUS Tertius, Dei Gratia, Angl. Scociæ,
Franciæ, & Hib'niæ Rex, Fidei Defensor, &c. Charissimis Consanguineis & Consiliariis Nostris Thomæ Duci
Leeds Præsidenti Concilii Nostri, Hen'co Duci Norfolk.
Comiti Marescallo Angl., Jacobo Duci Ormond, Carolo
Duci Bolton, Mainherdt Duci Schonberg, Will'o Duci
Bedford, Rob'to Comiti Lindsey Magno Camerario
Angl., Alberico Comiti Oxon. Thomæ Comiti Stamford,
Joh'i Comiti Bathon. Laurentio Comiti Roffen. Will'o
Comiti Portland, Thomæ Comiti Faunconberg, Rad'o
Comiti Montagu, Ric'o Comiti Scarbrough, Fran'co
Comiti Bradford Thesaurario Hospitii Nostri, Ford
Comiti Tankerville, Joh'i Vicecomiti Lonsdale, ac Prædilectis & Fidelibus Consiliariis Nostris Carolo Domino
Berkeley de Berkeley, Thomæ Domino Wharton Contrarotulatori Hospitii Nostri, Rob'to Domino Lexington, Carolo Domino Cornwallis, & Sidney Domino
Godolphin Salutem: Cum nuper, pro quibusdam
arduis & urgentibus Negotiis, Nos, Statum & Defensionem Regni Nostri Angliæ & Ecclesiæ Anglicanæ
concernentibus, præsens hoc Parliamentum Nostrum
apud Civitatem Nostram Westm. Vicesimo Secundo
Die Novembris, Anno Regni Nostri Septimo, inchoari & teneri ordinaverimus; a quo Die idem Parliamentum Nostrum usque ad & in Vicesimum Sextum Diem Aprilis tunc proxime sequen. continuatum fuerat; & abinde, per separales Prorogationes
& Adjournationes, ad & in instantem Vicesimum Tertium Diem Novembris ulterius prorogatum & adjournatum fuerat, apud Civitatem Nostram Westm.
prædictam, ibidem tunc tenendum & prosequendum:
Sciatis tamen, quod, certis urgentibus Causis & Considerationibus Nos specialiter moventibus, idem Parliamentum Nostrum prorogandum duximus. De Fidelitate igitur, Prudentia, & Circumspectionibus Nostris plurimum confidentes, de Avisamento & Assensu
Concilii Nostri, assignavimus vos Commissionarios Nostros; dantes vobis, & aliquibus Tribus vel pluribus
vestrum, Tenore Præsentium, plenam Potestatem &
Auctoritatem, hoc instante Die Martis, præsens Parliamentum Nostrum, Nomine Nostro, usque ad & in
Tertium Diem Decembris jam proxime sequen. apud
prædictam Civitatem Nostram Westm. prorogandum
& continuandum, ibidemque tunc tenendum & prosequendum; & ideo vobis mandamus, quod circa
Præmissa diligenter intendatis, ac ea in Forma prædicta effectualiter expleatis. Damus autem universis
& singulis Archiepiscopis, Ducibus, Marchionibus,
Comitibus, Vicecomitibus, Episcopis, Baronibus, Militibus, Civibus, & Burgensibus, ac omnibus aliis quorum interest ad dictum Parliamentum Nostrum conventuris, Tenore Præsentium, firmiter in Mandatis,
quod vobis, in Præmissis faciendis, agendis, & exercendis, pareant, obediant, & intendant, prout decet. In
cujus Rei Testimonium, has Literas Nostras fieri fecimus Patentes.
"Teste Meipso, apud Westm. Vicesimo Tertio Die
Novembris, Anno Regni Nostri Nono.
"Per ipsum Regem.
"CHUTE."
Which being ended; the Earl of Oxford said,
"My Lords and Gentlemen,
Parliament prorogued.
"By Virtue of His Majesty's Commission now read,
we do, in His Majesty's Name, prorogue this Parliament to the Third Day of December next: And this
Parliament is prorogued accordingly to the Third
Day of December next."